Pithlachascotee River

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Pithlachascotee River
"Cotee River"
The US 19 bridge over the Pithlachascotee River between Port Richey(left) and New Port Richey.
Country United States
State Florida
County Pasco
District SWFWMD
Source Crews Lake
 - location Shady Hills, Florida
 - coordinates Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
Mouth Gulf of Mexico
 - location Port Richey, Florida
 - coordinates Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
Length 23 mi (37 km)
Discharge for 10.5mi upstream from mouth
 - average 25.42 cu ft/s (1 m3/s)
File:View from James E. Grey Preserve.jpg
A view of the winding Pithlachascotee River from James E. Grey Preserve

The Pithlachascotee River, often called the Cotee or "Cootie" River,[1][2][3] is a blackwater river in Pasco County, Florida.

Originating near Crews Lake, the river flows for over 23 miles (37 km)[4] to the south and west, flowing through the Starkey Wilderness Park before turning northwest through downtown New Port Richey, entering the Gulf of Mexico at Miller's Bayou. A Florida State Canoe Trail runs along the river.

On a chart representing the west coast of Florida accompanying the annual report of the U.S. Coast Survey for 1851, the name is translated as "Boat Building River". The whole word signifies the place where canoes were chopped or dug out. The Seminole used canoes dug out of cypress trunks. It is derived from the Creek pithlo (canoe), and chaskita (to chop out).[5]

List of crossings

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Crossing Carries Image Location Coordinates
Headwaters Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
140018 Florida 52.svg SR 52 70px Fivay Junction Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
140080
140081		 Toll Florida 589.svg SR 589
Suncoast Parkway		 70px Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
power line road Starkey Wilderness Park Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
Wilderness Road Starkey Wilderness Park Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
144048 Starkey Boulevard 70px New Port Richey Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
144026
144050		 20px CR 1
Little Road		 70px New Port Richey Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
ford? Nova Court New Port Richey Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
144025
144049		 20px CR 77
Rowan Road		 70px New Port Richey Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
140064 Madison Street 70px New Port Richey Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
140050 25px CR 595
Grand Boulevard		 70px New Port Richey Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
140021 25px CR 595A
Main Street		 NPR Main Street Bridge Tower.JPG New Port Richey Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
140005 US 19.svg US 19 70px Port Richey Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
Outflow of Miller's Bayou Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
Mouth Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.

References

  1. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  2. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  3. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  4. ↑ U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline data. The National Map, accessed April 18, 2011
  5. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.

External links

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